Laser Scanning Professionals Can Now Convert Point Clouds into Interactive, Fully Immersive 3D Buildings Online
Munich, Germany – NavVis, the leading global provider of indoor spatial intelligence solutions for enterprises, announces the launch of NavVis Cloud, a new cloud-based platform that gives laser scanning professionals access to NavVis IndoorViewer as a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution. Fully immersive, web-based 3D buildings can now be delivered as part of every scan project using point cloud files from terrestrial laser scanners and the NavVis M6 Indoor Mobile Mapping system (IMMS). NavV...
Vectorworks, Inc. Announces Lumion Live-Sync Rendering, Linked Panoramas and My Virtual Rig Advancements
Columbia, MD —With the release of Vectorworks 2019 Service Pack 3 (SP3), global design and BIM software solutions provider Vectorworks, Inc. is continuing its commitment to quality and performance improvements, and introducing three new features that greatly improve presentation and visualization capabilities, along with overall workflow between products. Experience the Power of Real-time Rendering with Lumion LiveSync Many designers create artistic and photo-realistic renderings of their...
Kaman Measuring Announces Appointment of Rick Williams as Business Development Manager
Middletown, CT – The Measuring Division of Kaman Precision Products, Inc., the world leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance position measurement systems, announces the appointment of Rick Williams as Business Development Manager for the Measuring Division. Based at the Middletown, Connecticut, facility, Mr. Williams will be responsible for the west coast region of the United States, as well as Asia, Australia, New Zealand and western Canada. Mr. Williams is an industrial and...
Highview Power and TSK Enter Joint Venture to Develop Cryogenic Energy Storage Projects
Joint venture enables expansion across Spain, the Middle East and South Africa, targeting accumulated joint sales of 1 billion EUR throughout the next three years Cryogenic, long-duration storage technology to enable immediate shift from thermal and nuclear power to renewables LONDON and MADRID – March 19, 2019 – Highview Power, a global leader in long-duration energy storage solutions, and TSK, a leading global engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company headquartered in Spain...
New Insights into The Global Market For Heat Pump
A new report from Global Market Insights forecasts steady growth in the Heat Pump Market between 2018–2025. Rising focus toward improved environmental performance, energy security along with growing initiatives to minimize heat consumption from fossil driven systems will stimulate the global heat pump market size. The air source heat pump consumes less energy to operate i.e. 40% when compared with conventional units. Furthermore, introduction of green building standards and codes to enhance t...
Stantec Expands Water Sector Capabilities with Addition of Three Experts
New York, NY, NYSE, TSX: STN: Stantec has welcomed three strategic hires to its growing Tri-State Water practice in response to rising priorities in the local market. The addition of these seasoned experts in water/wastewater engineering, hydraulic modeling, tunneling, and combined sewer overflow (CSO) storage and conveyance enhances the diverse technical capabilities based in Stantec’s multi-disciplinary New York City office. New hires include: Saeid Rashidi, Ph.D., PE – Rashidi j...
Modular Steel Structure from Acrow Bridge Minimizes Work Zone Impact During Highway Construction in Tate County, Mississippi
Prefabricated modular steel bridge maintains traffic flow and provides enhanced safety (Parsippany, New Jersey) – Acrow Bridge, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, announced today it has provided a temporary structure for use as a detour during construction to replace two bridges on Interstate 55 near Coldwater, Mississippi. The decks of the existing structures, built in 1959, had deteriorated to a point where increasing maintenance costs recommended replacement...
Gannett Fleming’s NJ Turnpike Project Wins Grand Honor Award
March 18, 2019 (Harrisburg, Pa.) The American Council of Engineering Companies of New Jersey (ACECNJ) presented Gannett Fleming with the Grand Honor Award for the New Jersey Turnpike Interchange 14A Improvements during the 2019 Excellence in Engineering Awards Banquet. Identified as the New Jersey Turnpike’s most problematic northern interchange, the 14A connection between the Hudson County Extension and New Jersey Route 440, Port Jersey Boulevard, and the streets in Bayonne, needed critical...
FHWA Lacks Adequate Oversight and Guidance for Engineer’s Estimates
What We Looked At Each year, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) oversees more than $40 billion in Federal funding for highway and bridge projects across the United States. For each project, a State Department of Transportation (State DOT) develops a conceptual cost estimate that is refined over time. The cost estimate prepared at the final design stage, called the Engineer’s Estimate, is an essential element in the project-approval process—used by State DOTs as a benchmark for analyzin...
Stantec Shortlisted for Three Water Industry Awards
We are thrilled to announce that Stantec have been shortlisted in three categories at the Water Industry Awards 2019. Stantec is a finalist in the categories; Water Industry Consultant of the Year, Drainage & Flood Management Initiative of the Year and People Initiative of the Year. In recognition of the growth in Stantec's consultancy business in the UK and securing the first two major consultancy appointments in the Water industry for the AMP7 period (2020 - 2025), Stantec has been recog...